Singing for a General Authority

hey every one how is it going?

This week was a sad but a good one at the MTC. It was sad cause one of the guys in our district left, but he did what he had to do. Also it is funny cause in our district they are going to call a new district leader, and nobody wants it because you have to go to a lot of meetings, and you don't really get that much power over anybody else. But i don't have to worry about that cause I'm not going to be it. So that's cool.

Also funny story, my district can sing pretty good, so they all wanted to sing at the devotional when a general authority would be there. and so i decided i might as well do it once. but what made it funny was i sat with the tenners, or for us musically challenged people, the dudes who sing with a really high voice. The song they were sing was secret prayer, which is a really high song. So it was me and my companion we both have deep voices, and we tried to sing high. Half way through the song my voice gave out, and it sounded like an animal was dieing, but i couldn't just stop singing cause if i got on the tv, i wanted it to look like i was good, but i didn't think about singing softer, so pretty much i was singing, like a dieing rat. and i didn't even get on tv... BUt anyways the devotional was awesome.

Then even more good news the gym is officially opened. yeah..... its cool, but moms probably worried cause now i can play b ball, which is where i always hurt my self. but so far two days and no injures... but i have been challenging this one guy in my district called elder pugsley, so far he leads the over all series 9-8, so we have some pretty epic battles. BUt its fun.

Also at the TRC-TA, the thing were we teach real fake investigators, we got this lady who brought her family. It was so cool, me and elder nielson were trying to teach the plan of salvation, when they kids were all running around. Seriously it was the most fun i had at the MTC so far. expecaully when i found out one of them wrote there names in my scriptures. It was cool. IT reminded me of home like Alana luke harrison, and porker, all mixed together.

Then at the RC this week there were some more people who were just playing around, but it was funny. I would have started messing with them but my companion said that i shouldn't cause I'm a missionary, but i wanted to mess with them so bad. But after i got done with that guy, there was this other guy who was pretty serious, and i told him about the book of Mormon, and the restoration, and then i had to go, but he had to go also, so that was that but it was still pretty cool.

Yeah that was pretty much all that happened, i still like the MTC but its starting to get repetitive. but its still the place to be right now so im cool with it. Also Thanks for all the letters i got. i will write everyone back who send me a letter. so if you send one. you will get one. But thanks for all the support. I love you and miss you all. peace out

For mom,hope this one is alittle better, running out of time but can you fix their errors cause there are a lot. and i will send the letter so you will probably get it tuesday or monday.

also tell jason thanks for the example and for the advice on writing these emails and making them longer. alright love you.

Getting into a routine at the MTC

hey everybody.

hows life going on the outside world. hope its all good.

i would love to say that this week was as exciting as last week but now I'm getting into the habit of life here at the mtc. So really nothing really to exciting happened.

But to update you on how me and my companion elder nielson did on the TA, we did good the guy said the spirit was amazing, which is what we want. i kind of zoned out during the lesson, and i was supposed to talk so it was like a minute of awckward silence. it was funny. but we try to teach with the spirit which is what we did.

Um also at the RC, we were doing chats and we were chatting with this one lady ? I'm not sure i say it was a girl, but anyways, we felt like she was really interested, but then she started fighting with us, and when we need to go, she like yelled at us. now i never knew you could yell at someone through the computer, but i guess its done like this......"YOU PEOPLE ARE CRAZY, GOD DOES NOT REVEAL HIMSELF TO PEOPLE" that's what she said... but it was funny cause we showed her some scriptures that said in the bible that he does reveal himself to people, and she just threw it away. it was fun. I love the RC i still haven't talked to anyone yet. which stinks cause i really wanted to talk to somebody. but next week I'm not going to stop calling people until they pick up the phone..... actually somebody picked, but then they hung up. but it still doesn't count.

I actually want to tell y'all how my spanish is let me says mi spanisho es sooo gud dat im forgetin mi ingles. just playing. but anyways yeah so that pretty much it at the mtc, its kind of all the same. but um yeah that's kind of all i have to talk about.

Oh wait the General Authority that came, his name was like elder nusinbusin, it was a weird name with a N but it was a good talk.

but anyways thanks for all the support, and the letters. y'all please send letters. so much better than emails. maybe my mom will but my address here at the mtc on this for me. HINT HINT. but yeah thanks for the support. and sorry this letter is so short.

PEACE OUT

P.S YOU LIKE HOW IM YELLING AT YOU ALL.




MOM sorry this letter is so short im sending y'all letters in the mail. tell me how long it takes for you to get them im sending them today. and i will take a bunch of picture and send them

Also this part is for jason.

Whats up my brother how's life in peru? um, i have a question is the timer thing still work even when you in peru or just the MTC. and second how many baptisms you got right now. almost a year in your mission? but alright you be good. do what's you gots to do, and your my hero. and how were u able to write so much in half an hour? and find so many things to write about in the MTC. im out of ideas. help a brother out.... peaceout i love ya bro.

2nd week at the MTC

hey y'all.

how's life not in the mission field? i need to say i feel a bit sheepish now that i actually like the mtc. Kind of weird how i didn't like it, but it wears on you.

Anyway, at the MTC devotionals i have seen M. Russel Ballard and Russel M. nelson. so if there are any more general authorites with the name Russel M. he will probably be the speaker for next tuesday.

Some funner things that happened to me, is my district was at the RC, referal center, and i guess were are a chat district, so when you go to mormon.org and have the option to TALK WITH A LIVE MORMON thats what we do. But anyway it was funny cause the first chat i get is this one "lady" who said that one of the missionaries here had her baby. I was funny just how she went about it, cause you could tell it was a joke. Then when we weren't chatting we were making phone calls so far i haven't talked to anybody yet. but hopefully next time. honestly i would rather chat. Cause if i dont think about what i say, i normally say stupid things. but it would be fun.

Also i guess they redo the gym once every ten years. and so they decided that this would be the once. so the gym is closed until May 29th or something like that. But it is cool, cause i would rather be outside.

Oh also an update on mine and elder nielsons teaching apiontment. The lady didn't really know what she was doing, so we were suposed to do a door to door aproach. but she let us in and had us start teaching the first discussion. The funny thing was that it was in spanish so it was a liitle harder, BUt it was fun. cause then we got to do it in english.

I really appreaciate all the letters and dear elders i get, so thanks for all that.

Oh and isreal felizidades on the baby. That's cool.

Also i miss you all and i want to say thanks for the support.

Oh one last thing classes are getting much easier to stay attention in and to learn things in. And the biggest problem with the mtc so far is i think i'm forgetting english cause i'm having a big trouble reading and stuff like that. BUt that's cool.

so alright, like i said earlier thanks for everything. and if this doesn't make sense sorry. i'm tired. see y'all later.

Peace out.

p.s. jason said that i would miss the showers at the mtc. I will not. i would rather have it be ice cold so i can get used to it, Rather than right when i get used to it, it gets burning hot.... but love ya bro. have fun at the field. baptize millions..

First week at the MTC

hey everybody one week at the mtc is finished......yeahhh.... i did it, only 8 more to go....

Alright this week was pretty chill, my companion's name is elder nielson, he is from bluewater, new Mexico. yeah, i never heard of it either. He is a cool dude, he doesn't let me break rules, which is good cause i think im learning a lot faster because we're being obedient.

I guess im here till June 29, the teacher said if i felt like i wasn't getting tested or what ever i could go to an advanced group. so we will see what i decide right now i think I'm going to stay, cause my district is really awesome.

my district has 10 people, 5 going to my mission Bahia Blanca, 2 going to salta Argentina, and 3 going to Paraguay. we all get along really well, so that's pretty cool.

As far as the MTC is right now i don't really like it. cause 12 to 14 hours of class isn't really my style. But the worst thing about the MTC is the showers, they go from either boiling hot, to ice cold without warning, it is bad. and the food is alright it could be worse, so i don't complain about it. However the more i am here the more i like it a little better so.

So yeah one week at the mtc and they already have you teaching fake lessons which is cool, but kind of difficult cause we don't know all that much yet. We also went to the referral center and we called up some people, but everybody i called wasn't there so i didn't talk to anyone. But i was kind of happy about that cause i was a little nervous.....

Oh quick before i forget, Mom i have some good news and some bad news. the good news is i will be able to call you, (at the airport) I guess here at the mtc with like 2000 missionaries, and not enough phones they don't let anyone call. so i cant call you on mothers day. But more good news is you will here from Jason. That's cool.

One last thing is everyone who wants to email me and stuff just send letters through dear elder, so i can actually read them cause I'm a slow reader, and i don't type very quick. so dear elder would be best If you don't know how to do it email my mom.

Yeah so that's about it thanks for all the packages and letters. Seriously letters make my days awesome. i love getting them, and my district loves when i get packages so send some of those if you want to... once again thanks for every thing.

happy birthday to anybody whose birthday it is or was. and alright..

Peace out